Therapeutic pessary.



PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908.

F. MUG. SINER.

THERAPEUTIC PESSARY.

APPLICATION 11,151) NOV. 13. 1907,

'[NVENTOR FT W. g/ n e r W1 TNESSES E sa-a 71% f- /1 2 may;

5 y ZZXJ Unrrnn srsrss PATENT FRAlfTClS MGCLELLAN SlNER, OF DLAM ND, INDIANA,

THERAPEUTIC YESSARY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 18, H207.

Patented march 17, 1908.

Serial No. 202,658.

a invention, such cs will encble others skilled in the art to which use the some.

I My invention relates to new and useful improvements in therapeutic pcssaries and my object-is to provide a device of this class to be employed in rectifying uterine misplaceit oppertaius to make mid merits, rectal prolapses, and vesical prelapses.

A further object is to provide means in connection with the cervical c'atarrh or ot ier vaginal diseases and a still further object is to provide means for holding the tampon in the pessary and at the same time, provide means for removing the same.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out, in the claims.

In the sccom anying drawings whicn are made a part of t us application, Figure l is a vertical, transverse, sectional view through the pcssary. Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof, as seen on line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 1, showing portions of the pessary provided with perforations. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the pssary showing the manner of securing tampon therein, and, Fig. 5 is on elevation of the cup employed in connection with the pessary.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indioatcs the body of the pessary, which is proferably constructed. of rubber and is provided with a cavity 2, in which is adapted to be disposed any suitable form of tampon 3, such as auze, oakuni, cotton, or similar material an in order to normally retain the tampon in the cavity, the wall of the covit r is provided with spikes, or fingers i, w iich are prefeably arranged in series around and integral with the wall, said fingers engaging and normally retaining the tampon in the cavity but in order to positively hold the tampon and prevent the same from casual IBIIRCEJ from the cavity, ligstures 5 are passed through openings 6 at the open end of essary for treating l l l l l the cavity 2, the free ends of the ligatunes being brought to the axial center of the cavity and secured together in any preferred manner, said ligaturos, when properly secured in position, forming a web over the open end of the cavity.

The 0 )positc end of the pcssnry from that occupied by the cavity 2 is rovided with a socket 7', which is formed y providing a partition 8 between the cavity 2 and the socket, said partition being substantially concavo-convex to lit tliebase J of a cup 10 and in order to readily hold the cup in the socket, the wall forming the socket is restricted at its upper end. and the lower portion of the cup is bulged or enlarged so that after the cup has been introduced into the socket, the restricted portion 11 of the wall forming the socket will firmly hold the cup in the socket. These cups are formed in verious sizes and preferably of anon-corrosive substance, such glass or hard rubber and,

when the pessziry is properly applied to use,

the cup is adopted to engage the cervix, themouth of the cervix cooperating with the open end of the cup.

When it is desired to treat the cervix or appendages thereof, medicinal )owdcrs may be placed in the cup and brought into direct Contact with the cervix, or, w ion the medicine is in liquid form, the on i may be packed with gauze or other material which has been previously saturated with the medicine, this lorm of introducing the medicine being especially a plicable for treating cervical catorrli.

It will also be seen that by restricting the end ol the body containing the cup 10, after the instrument has been pushed beyond the ostiumvagina, it will ei'lectually apply itself to the cervix withcutl'urthcr attention from the surgeon or attendant. n

When the instrument is being "used in cases where therc is a discharge from the corvix, a cup is used having a plurality of openings 12 in the base thereof, said openings being adopted to register with similar openrugs 13 in the partition 8 and, in order to retain the discharge, the cavity 2 is "filled with any suitable form of absorbent material 14 and, if desired, the cup 10 may also be filled with similar absorbent, thereby retaining the discharge, so that when the instrument is removed, the absorbent material may be removed from the instrument and destroyed.

When it desired to have a greater amount of vaginal distension, the transverse.

diameter of the instrument may be considerably increased by adding an additional amount of tampon in the cavity 2, and, as the walls of the instrument are constructed of rubber, a considerable distension may be provided.

In removing the instrument, the ligatures are engaged and an out-ward pull made thereon and, as said .ligatures pass through the wall of the body, said wall will be contractedat its outer end, so that air will readily enter around the instrument and prevent suction above the same, a portion of the tampon in the cavity having been previously removed and, in cases where the ligatures cannot bereadily grasped, any suitable form of instrument may be engaged 'with the ligatures and the pcssary removed.

' While my invention is adapted more particularly to be em loyed for restoring the uterus to its norma osition and alleviating rectal, vesical and 0t ier relapses, as Well as strained ligaments, misp laced blood vessels and. other compiex features occasioned by the misplaced uterus, the may be employed for protecting the uterus from diseases in the urethral canal, the pessary completely damming the passage to the uterus and preventing the germs in the urethral canal from gaining access to the uterus and,

by. providing the partition and cup with a ining openings, a douche may be administered while the instrument is being used.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very cheap and economical form of device and one that can be readily applied or re moved from use and it will further be seen that I have provided a device which may be employed for a variety of uses. and, by forming the same in the manner shown, with proper usage, it is practically indestructible.

V fhat I claim is:

l. A pessary of the class described, comprising a body orticn, a cavity in said body, a plurality of ngers arranged in series upon the wall of said cavity and means to secure tampon or absorbent material in said cavity.

2. A pessar of the class described, comprising a yie ding body having a cavity therein, a plurality of fingers arranged in series on'the wallof said cavity, and a parti- 'tion in said body torming asocket in one end of the body, the wall of the body at the outer end of the socket being restricted.

3. A pessary of the class described, comprising a yielding body portion having a cavity in one end thereof, ligatures extending across the mouth of said cavity to retain. tampon therein, a partition in said body having 0 enings therein, said partition forming a soc est in the opposite end of the body, the wall of the body at the outer end of the socket being restricted, whereby the inner end. of the socket will be of greater diameter than the outer end thereof.

4. In a. pessary of the class described, the combination wita a body having a cavity in one end thereof and a socket in the opposite end, the wall of the body at the outer end of the socket being restricted, a partition "between said cavity and socket having openings therein and means at the open end or the cavity to retain tampon therein; of a' cup adapted to beseated in said socket, the closed end of said cup being greater in diam eter than the open end thereof, whereby the restricted portion of the body will securely hold the cup in the socket, said cup having openings therein adapted to aline with the openings in the partition.

5. In a pessary of the class described, the combination with a body having a cavity in one end thereof and a socket in the opposite end thereof, the wall of the body, at the outer end of the socket, being restricted and a partition between said cavity and socket;

of a cup adapted to enter said socket and rest on said wall, the closed end of said cup being larger than the outer end thereof, whereby the restricted portion of the wall will hold the cup in the socket.

in testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANCIS MCCLELLAN SINEB lVitnesses: I

HARVEY LEE VVINTERs, JAMES lMCCARTY. 

